Random Country Names

Game developers, novelists, and screenwriters often need to create fictional countries for their stories. Using fictional places isn’t just for fantasy or sci-fi stories, either. Sometimes, political issues or controversial story elements could make it a good idea to use a fictional country in place of a real one.

If you’re struggling to come up with fictional country names, our random country name generator can help! This tool uses a custom algorithm trained on actual country names around the world. Using this database, it creates seemingly-real country names that are safe to use in your stories. Don’t worry about royalties or accreditation, as these names are all available to you royalty-free and without cost.

Get started with the random country name generator

If you’re in a rush, this page already has 24 fictional country names for you. They loaded automatically when you opened the page! You can feel free to copy any of these and get back to crafting your world.

However, if none of these work for you, there are plenty more to see. Hit the GENERATE MORE button to see another two dozen country names. Keep hitting that button until you find one you like. Then hit the COPY button (two rectangles) to copy it and paste it into your story.

Looking for more than one fictional country name? No problem! As you generate more random country names, hit the STAR button next to any of the options that strike your fancy. This saves the country names to your SAVED IDEAS list. Don’t worry: hitting the GENERATE MORE button does not delete your running list, so feel free to keep hunting for more!

Once your list is done, hit the SAVED IDEAS button to check it out. Hit the DOWNLOAD button you find here to grab a text file with all your saved names.

If you decide you want to start over, hit the DELETE ALL button in the SAVED IDEAS tool to erase your list. Hit the GENERATE MORE button and continue hunting!